Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-30
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Tc-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., $499, 1874; customs, s4oO,9f3

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UNASSIGNED ARMY LIEUTENANrs.-It is probable
that there will be dozen or more unassigned
Army heutenants at the close OF this year. The
graduating class OF the Military Academy num-
Ders Slxty-four. The number OF vacancies now ex-
iStng In the Army is y-f1ye-thirty in the
inIlnIly nine In the cavalry and five in the arti-
lery. There Will hardly be more than five or six
vacancies between now and the day OF graduation.
NO MORE BOND CALLS THIS FISCAL YEAR-It is
regarded as practically settled that there will be
no more caIis Tor bonds during the present fiscal
yea, ana tnat The amount of 3 per cents out
soanalnY, amounting to about $40 600 600, win be
reserved 1Or the sinking fund requirements Of the
neSt nscal year. beginning July i.
No CHOLERA IN MExIco-Senor Romero, the
mexican minister, has received dispatch from
Senior Mariscal, the Mexican minister of foreign
anairS denying that there is any cholera in
Mexico.
PRINCE LEOPOLD, Of Prussia, accompanied by
Count Quart, Count Vede1 Count Kanitz and
baron Vrlek1sh, OF the Prussian nobility have ar
rlved I'VE IN san Francisco and expected to reach
thlS city about May 20. Prince leopold is grand
nephew OF Emperor William, OF Prussia. He has
Vlslteo india, China and Japan, and is now about
70 MAKE tour OF this country. His full name is
'oachim Carl Wilhelm Frederick Leopold.
REAR ADMIRAL CHANDLER's STAFF.-Rear Admiral
chandler, commanding the Asiatfc squadron, re-
ports 70 the Navy Department. under date of Yoko-
&,
transferred his dag from the Marion to the Brook
iyn and selected the following officers to compose
ms stan; m Chief OF sta, Capt. F. o. Matthews;
tary; Lieut.. T. b. NJ. Mason, flag lieutenant; Naval
Cadet j. n. 4. Griswold, aid; Naval Cadet C. C.
Billings aid. General staff: Medical Inspector G..
3 BeardSiey, fleet surgeon; Chief Engineer S. L. p.
AyIes, HeeV engineer; PaymaSter j. E. TOlfree,
of1cer.
MAJOR GENERAL SCHoF1ELD, commanding the
DIVISION OF the Atlantic, accompanied by Major
Sanger, aide-de-camp arrived in Washington yes
terday, on tour of inspection Of different Army
poStS In the East. He visited the WASHINGTON bar
RACKS ana made the annual inspection.
WORK FOR THE NAvY-YARD-In addition to the
construction Of new 1O-lnch gun at the Washing
ton naVy-yard, orders have been issued to build
ten 6-inch gpn-carriageS for the gun-boats now
being constructed. The additional work viii not
neCeSS!tate any material increase In the working
force OF the yard.
MR. MARES SUCCEssoR--Mr. VIM. D. Haynie, OF
Illinois, the confidential secretary Of First Assis-
tant Postmaster General Stevenson, was to-day
appointed chief clerk OF the FirstAssistants Office
vice JAS. Fl. Mari, deceased.
PERsoNA1--AIr. John J. Knox, president OF the
New York Bank OF the Republic, is in town for a
short visit with his family.-W. A. Walter OF
Chicago and A. H. Schuyler of New York, are at
Wlliarda-Canon W1berforce, the distinguished
EnSiSn clergyman, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, IS at Welcker's.-Senator Mcmillan,
Representatives. ELECT NJ. S. Brewer OF Michigan,
Gen: J: NJ. Schofeld ard staff, OF the army, are at
the eEbbitt.-UIIr ed States Treasurer Conrad n
Jordan arrived In New York from Europe last
nlght-C. II. Way OF Savannah and Geo. c.
Reeter OF Pittsburg. are at the Rggs.-Dr. VIM
Todd Helmuth Of New York and c. a. Radcliffe OF
England are at the Arlington.
Appointments by the President.
The President made the following appointments
to-day:
inc. W. Martin, to be collector of customs for
the district OF Gennessee (RocheSter n. Y.
Rochester n Y "